Three of the most underrated and overlooked clinical innovations in orthopedics are the development of arthroscopic surgery, the ability for surgeons to view results on the move and the advancements in regenerative medicine. Many of the care delivery methods and…
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WellSpan has selected Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster (Pa.) to be a preferred orthopedic partner in its east region network. Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster has provided bone, joint and muscle care to Lancaster and Lebanon counties since 1972, according to a…
President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on July 4, which will overhaul Medicaid, Medicare and other healthcare programs. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the bill will increase the national debt by $3.3 trillion over the…
Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital integrated HipInsight 2.0 to improve total hip replacement procedures, according to a July 7 report from Sarasota Herald-Tribune. The HipInsight 2.0 is the first mixed reality navigation system to optimize total hip replacements that is approved…
The Bear Moon study, which is evaluating the Bear ACL implant against autograft bone-patellar tendon-bone ACL reconstruction, completed enrollment, according to a July 7 news release. The study, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, will span six clinical centers…
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Beaufort (S.C.) Memorial Hospital has added Cory Messerschmidt, MD, to its staff, according to a July 2 report from Bluffton Today. Dr. Messerschmidt is an orthopedic surgeon with expertise in sports medicine, joint preservation, joint replacement and robotic surgery. Dr.…
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has appointed C. Lowry Barnes, MD, as interim chancellor of the university. Dr. Barnes joined UAMS as a professor and chair of the orthopedic surgery department at the university in 2014, according to…
Columbus (Ind.) Regional Health is closing its outpatient orthopedics and sports medicine practice due to financial hardships. The organization’s executive leadership and board of trustees determined that CRH was no longer able to cost-effectively provide orthopedic and sports medicine services…
Forty-seven defendants, including orthopedic surgeons with Hempstead, N.Y.-based Total Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, were named in a racketeering lawsuit filed in the New York Eastern District Court in Brooklyn, Long Island Press reported June 30. The lawsuit alleged that medical…
ValleyOrtho, part of Valley View, has added the Bridge-Enhanced ACL Restoration procedure, according to a June 30 report from The Aspen Times. Tomas Pevny, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine physician, at Valley View, is helping integrate the BEAR…